New Jersey Governor Chris Christie isn’t scared of the feds anymore when it comes to medical marijuana dispensaries.Though the Republican governor said last month he would wait for assurance from the U.S. Justice Department before allowing dispensaries, which were approved by his state’s Legislature two years ago, Christie reversed course…
For the second time this year, KPHO is “Telling it Like it is” about mythical chupacabras. The problem, obviously, is that chupacabras aren’t real.On the TV station’s website right now is a story with the headline “Teens Kill Possible Chupacabra.”It’s a story about a Texas teen named Carter Pope, who…
One thing for certain: If Milwaukee Brewers’ outfielder Ryan Braun played in a larger media market, say New York City, he would be one of baseball’s biggest superstars. Braun hit one of Milwaukee’s five home runs last night as the visitors from Wisconsin put it to the D-Backs by a…
We got a little suspicious yesterday when we read a news report out of Lexington, Kentucky, claiming a Casey Anthony-themed dunking booth was en-route to Arizona.The booth’s called “State Vs. Anthony” and is complete with an Anthony lookalike as the dunkee. Players have the chance to throw a ball at…
Congratulations to the New Times reader who goes by the handle Lazik11, you are the proud winner of Valley Fever’s inaugural You Write the Caption contest. On Friday, we asked readers to provide what they think would be an appropriate caption for the above photo. We picked the five best…
State Senator Linda Gray told New Times yesterday that she plans to introduce a version of “Caylee’s Law” into the Arizona Legislature.The proposed law is in response to the light sentence Casey Anthony received after getting acquitted of charges that she murdered her daughter, Caylee.Because of the general national consensus…
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Nothing against the Sudanese, but “haboob” is a dumb-sounding name to English-receiving ears. It inspires more ridicule than the awesomeness these wind-blown monsters deserve.The news media has been using the word more often in the last few years, and the Grand Haboob that blew into town on July 5 made…
Starting tomorrow, photo-enforcement-violation notices must finally state the truth about what’s going on — namely, that you don’t need to respond or identify the driver in the picture.Cities and, for a while, the state of Arizona, have for years employed something of a ruse to help get speeders and red-light…
After more than 20 years on Arizona’s Death Row, convicted murderer Thomas Paul West was executed this morning at the state prison in Florence. According to prison officials, West didn’t have any last words. He also skipped the best part about getting executed: the food.Arizona Department of Corrections spokesman Bill…
A Flagstaff man was among 14 people arrested today by the FBI as part of an investigation into last December’s hack of PayPal.Ethan Miles, 33, is suspected of helping to carry out a “denial-of-service” attack on PayPal in early December, says the U.S. Justice Department.The feds are accusing Miles of…
The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office tells New Times that the Colorado woman arrested for giving a Transportation Safety Administration agent a titty-twister last week will not be charged with a felony. But she’s not completely off the hook — she may still face misdemeanor charges.According to MCAO spokesman Jerry Cobb,…
Turns out, a lot of people seem to think Casey Anthony got off easy when she was acquitted of charges that she murdered her daughter, Caylee, earlier this month. State Senator Linda Gray is amongst them.”I think [Anthony’s] guilty. I think she had something to do with the death of…
Convicted murderer Thomas Paul West was put to death by lethal injection at the state prison in Florence just after 11 a.m. after more than 20 years on Death Row.West, 52, was found guilty of the 1987 murder of Donald Bortle.West beat Bortle to death during a burglary-gone-bad in June…
Last night’s Haboob wasn’t quite as spectacular as the one that swept through the Valley earlier this month, but that didn’t stop local media outlets from turning their respective websites into Haboob-central as soon as the storm hit.The July 5, storm was described by experts from the National Weather Service…
For the fifth time since October, Arizona is set to execute a convicted murderer. Like many before him, Thomas Paul West has been on Death Row for over 20 years.West is scheduled to die — barring a last-minute reprieve — at 11 a.m.West, 52, was found guilty of the 1987…
The man to the right is 35-year-old Leo Ruffus Rodriguez Jr. However, he goes by “Bozo,” and is currently wanted by police.On Friday, police in Goodyear say “Bozo” pulled an assault rifle on a man near Las Flores Avenue and Santa Cruz Drive. Now, “Bozo’s” wanted for aggravated assault…
The Arizona Republic ran a so-so shot of last night’s dust storm (we’ve got better pix in our latest slide show) below this headline in this morning’s edition. Here’s the picture we thought better accompanies such a silly title:…
Yukari Miyamae is a 61-year-old Colorado woman arrested last week after turning the tables on a Transportation Safety Administration agent — she gave her a titty-twister after refusing a security screening.Now, the debate is on: is Miyamae a hero or a hoodlum?For those fed up with getting felt up every time…
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State Senator Russell Pearce’s lawyer Lisa Hauser filed one of the lamest legal challenges in this history of civil actions today. This, to the so-far successful recall effort against Pearce, which has resulted in Governor Jan Brewer ordering a recall election in Legislative District 18.It’s not only lame, it’s laughable…
State Senator Scott Bundgaard was supposed to be in Phoenix Municipal Court this morning to answer for his alleged scuffle with ex-girlfriend Aubry Ballard, but he wasn’t, and now his hearing’s been rescheduled.Bundgaard’s attorneys reportedly are asking for a change of venue and say they need time to interview additional witnesses.Bundgaard’s been…
